Events for November 27th, 2009
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Friday - November 27th
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Million Dollar Quartet
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
2 p.m.
This musical--which moves to the Apollo directly from a run at Goodman Theatre--recreates a legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and includes the hit songs "Blue Suede Shoes," "My Baby," "16 Tons" and more.
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Late Nite Catechism
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
3 p.m.
A humorous interactive play about a catechism class and the jovial nun who leads it.
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The Snow Queen
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jim Corti directs a revival of the 2006 musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about children lost in a winter wonderland, with a script by Michael Smith ("Hello Dali: From the Sublime to the Surreal").
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Heroes
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The Olivier Award-winning comedy in which three elderly WWII veterans attempt to return to their youth by goading each other into increasingly adventurous jaunts outside their retired soldiers' home.
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Put the Nuns in Charge!
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A sequel to "Late Nite Catechism" features a jovial nun and her humorous take on the Catholic church and the state of the world.
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Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding
Piper's Alley Theater - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The audience plays the role of invited guests at the nuptial celebration of Tony Nunzio and Valentina Vitale in this long-running comedy.
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Democracy
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
In this dramedy by Obie Award-winner Romulus Linney, set in Washington D.C. during the Ulysses S. Grant political scandals, two beautiful women must decide whether to marry two dashing men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success.
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Calls to Blood
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A seemingly perfect couple struggling to conceive a child stumbles across a truth that could destroy their happiness in this tragicomedy by ensemble member James Asmus.
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Dr. Harlon's Keys to Better Living
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
In his humorous solo show, writer-actor Will Clinger (best known as the host of WTTW-TV's "Wild Chicago") portrays a self-help guru and 10 adherents who attempt to follow his advice.
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Cooperstown
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A new historical drama by artistic director Brian Golden, set in 1962, tells the fictional story of an African-American diner employee and his sister, whose dreams collide with Civil Rights issues on the eve of Jackie Robinson's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
